(Wake up late at night to code, just asking for the red tickets in the hands of brothers!)
In early December, there was heavy snow for several consecutive days, and the city of Yanjing was covered with ice and snow, covered in plain clothes and silver, covering up some sins and ugliness.
When the Hu people first entered the city, the city of Yanjing was in chaos. Almost every day, hundreds of people were chopped off by the Hu people's scimitars, and their bloody heads were hung on saddles and paraded through the city. Now, even the Jinshi master in the front alley
If you are a Hanlin scholar and a commoner living hand to mouth, can you still dare to fight against the Hu people?
A large number of refugees were expelled from Yanjing City. The Hu people wanted to confine the horse land. The surrendered troops from the Beijing camp moved south with their families and settled in the Hejian area. Tens of thousands of palace maids and eunuchs were also expelled from Yanjing City.
After a lot of trouble here, even though tens of thousands of barbarians have moved in since September, the city of Yanjing is still much emptier than before. Compared with the empty city, the price of food in Yanjing has also dropped sharply.
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Some people didn't know what was going on and discussed it in teahouses and restaurants, but they felt that the Hu emperor was no worse than the Han emperor. Since the Hu people entered the city, the bullying of children and daughters, and the invasion of land and houses that happened every day did not seem so conspicuous.
There is an earth stove under the platform of the Arctic Pavilion in the imperial city, and it is extremely cold outside. Yejier is wearing a half-layered jacket embroidered with gold silk dragons, his cheeks are sunken, but flushed by the heat, sitting on a golden nanmu tree
In front of the carved dragon case, he calmly reviewed the memorial.
Zhang Xie was given a seat, and he sat down with half of his butt resting on a corner of the sandalwood chair. It was difficult to sit in this posture, and his waist had to be straightened. In addition, when he came in, he thought that he would be able to leave as soon as he reported the problem, and he did not have a general's robe.
He took off his fur coat, and now his forehead was so hot that he was sweating. Besides, Na He Xiongqi, who was sitting opposite, stared at him with strange eyes. Zhang Xie sat in the attic and felt as uncomfortable as ants crawling all over his body.
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"Zhang Xie," Ye Jier raised his head and asked Zhang Xie, "the Southern Dynasties took over Yanjing. In addition to the capital, Datong, Xuanfu, and Jizhou each had military garrisons. In the capital and east of Hebei, they occupied Huangzhuang.
There are more than one million acres, and grain can be collected from the capital, Yannan, Jidong and other places, and about three million dan of grain are transferred to Beijing from Jianghuai and other places every year. This is how the Southern Dynasties maintained the capital camp and border areas.
The army of more than 300,000 soldiers found it particularly difficult. When our generals were in Liaoyang, they were quite puzzled by this. They felt that there were many people in the Southern Dynasty and they had enough food. No matter how much they calculated, they did not think that it would be my turn to sit on the throne of the emperor. Some people still thought that it was my turn to sit on the throne of the emperor.
He said, even if the throne of the Emperor comes to Dayan, don't do it. Just thinking about raising three to five million kilograms of rice and food every year to maintain Yanjing, I feel that the throne of the Emperor is an extremely difficult job.
Even now, many people are still dreaming of falling into the clouds. I asked Zhang Qing, why is this?"
"The emperor is frugal and loves the people, he is dedicated to his ministers, and he is filial to the emperor who is thousands of miles away." Zhang Xie sat up straight with his sleeves and hands arched. Jiang Ning gave the posthumous title to Emperor Chongguan. Zhang Xie naturally called his old master by the posthumous title and said, "Previously,
The court system is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In addition to the imperial palace, there are more than 31,200 internal servants and maids. Among them, there are nearly a thousand high-ranking internal ministers. Only these people can be converted into rice and grain.
It requires millions of stones. In addition, there are more than a thousand clan members in Yanjing City alone who need to be supported by the imperial court. This amount of money and food is countless. Although there are military garrison in the capital and three sides, they exist in name only. The garrison is given to the general.
Officials and generals' wealthy households occupied them, and military households became tenants who could be dispatched at will, even worse than tenants. Most of the grain and grass collected in the military villages went into the granaries of the generals' wealthy households, and only a small amount was used for military purposes.
It cannot make up for the waste of military camps. This kind of thing means that even though Yanjing has a huge amount of grain and money shipped in every year, it is still not enough to meet its needs..."
While listening, Ye Jier frowned and thought. Seeing that Zhang Xie stopped talking, he opened his mouth and said, "Of all the shortcomings you mentioned, at least three were omitted..."
"Old slave listens to the holy will..." Zhang Xie introduced himself as a slave, clapped his sleeves, walked to the front of the hall and knelt down respectfully.
There are no such broken rules in Liaoyang. When Na He Xiongqi saw Zhang Xie pretending to be his grandson, he ran to the front of the hall and knelt down. He couldn't sit still. He got up and knelt in front of the hall to listen to the lecture. Ye Jier waved his hand and said: "Everyone
Sit down and talk...Zhang Xie, you missed three things. First, when you bring grain to the capital, you have to support officials and their families. Often, dozens or even hundreds of people rely on one person's salary to eat and drink..."
"Your Majesty is aware of everything. I really didn't think of this..." Zhang Xie replied.
Ye Jier glanced at Zhang Xie. Zhang Xie's house, including the military guards who guarded the courtyard, had more than 400 servants. When his son Zhang Xitong went with King Ning to Jiangning to join the vassal, he had nearly a hundred servants accompanying him.
These people, on the surface, rely on Zhang Xie and the salaries of Zhang Xitong and his son to support them.
"Secondly, the land annexation in Gyeonggi, Yannan, Jidong and other places has been serious, and the officials, scholars, meritorious service, and clan children with great honors have evaded Ding tax on a large scale, so that even though dozens of counties in Yanji area have
There are tens of millions of acres of fertile land, but the amount of grain tax collected is not even as much as one county in the south of the Yangtze River..."
"Your Majesty is aware of everything..." Zhang Xie resisted the urge to kneel in front of the hall and kowtow, and just nodded in response, beads of sweat almost falling from his forehead.
"As far as the counties in the capital are concerned, the shortage of grain and grass is not as severe as imagined. Before entering the city, I heard that a bucket of rice in Yanjing was sold for six or seven taels of silver. I led an army in and killed several unscrupulous grain dealers.
Shang, the price of grain has suddenly dropped to two or three cents of silver - speaking of it, it is still a profiteer who is deceiving the market. Zhang Xie, you are taking charge of the government as my right hand today. Among the Han officials, you are the most respected. How many people are staring at you?
This political hand cannot be soft! There are some things that you can do freely, and I will support you from behind..." After disturbing some trivial political matters, Ye Jier asked Zhang Xie to kneel down and leave.
"Zhang Xie is capricious, and Jiangning has left Zhang Xitong unkilled, and the king of Khan has given him authority..." After Zhang Xie left, Nahe Xiongqi remonstrated that Ye Jier changed his name to Khan after entering Yanjing.
Although he was proclaimed emperor, he and many veteran generals still used to call Yezier "King Khan".
"..." Yejier waved his hand to stop Na He Xiongqi from continuing, and said with a smile, "I know that many people have objections to my re-employment of Han ministers, but when it comes to governing and governing, how many people in our clan can do that?"
Can it match the Han officials? Let’s talk about soldiers and horses. The Southern Dynasty still has 200,000 to 300,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Hehuai and there are many cities. Without the Han army, how can our people alone be enough to fight?"
Nahe Xiongqi sighed softly in his heart. Even if he gathered all the adult men from all tribes in Yandong, the number would be less than 300,000. Without Han ministers, the Han army would not be enough to control the vast territory in human hands.
An empire stretching thousands of miles.
"I summoned you to the palace for no other reason," Yejier turned to the topic and said, "Luo Rong and Duo Di have very different views on the Southern Expedition. You must have heard about it, so I came to see you.
, I just want to ask for your opinion."
The Southern Dynasty was actually divided into four towns on the first line of defense in the Hehuai River: Liang Chengyi in Hezhong, Taochun in Daliang, Liang Xi in Luxi, Liang Chengchong and his son, and Gu Wuchen and Gu Siyuan in Qingzhou. They deployed troops from the east and west in a tit-for-tat manner: in
Shannan, led by Ye Ji Luorong, gradually increased its military strength to 80,000 infantry and cavalry; Yannan, led by Ye Jiduo Dy, increased its military strength to more than 70,000 infantry and cavalry.
Although the troops are divided into two groups, and troops and horses can be mobilized from Yanjing to support the front, when it comes to launching a large-scale offensive to tear apart the Hehuai defense line of the Southern Dynasty, one must remain still and one move, one is correct and the other is offensive.
The principle of one containment prevents both fronts from being frustrated at the same time and being helpless.
Which of the two east and west routes is the main one, and which of the four towns on the frontier of the Hehuai defense line in the south should be attacked first? There are eight main attack plans carefully arranged in a row. It is normal to have differences.
The plan with relatively concentrated opinions is to attack Luxi first.
The Pingyuan Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture guarded by Liang Xi, Liang Chengchong and their sons are more advanced. Except for Ye Jiduo Dy, who can attack the front of Luxi, after successfully capturing Qinyang on the west road, they can go out to the southeastern foothills of Taihang Mountain and flank Luxi's flanks.
As for the shortcomings, it is Liang Xi, Liang Chengchong and his son who have 60,000 soldiers and horses in King Lu, which is the largest number of soldiers and horses in the four towns. Their soldiers and combat readiness are much better than those of the other three towns; Liang Xi, Liang Chengchong and his sons account for
I have been in Luxi for about three years and have been in business for a long time.
Of course, in recent years, apart from minor setbacks at the hands of the Huaidong Army, Dayan's troops and horses have been invincible in all battles and attacks. The Liang family was defeated and fled in the battle of Chentangyi, while Pingyuan and Jinan also suffered a heavy defeat.
All of them were successfully captured in four years. The generals in the army did not care much about the 60,000 troops and horses of Liang Xi, Liang Chengchong and their sons guarding Luxi.
Nahe Xiongqi thought to himself that if King Khan agreed to this plan, he would probably not call him into the palace to ask for advice.
Na He Xiongqi calmed down his thoughts and said: "I thought we should attack Qingzhou first..."
"Oh," Yezier's eyes lit up, he leaned forward slightly and asked, "What's the reason?"
"It's not the old slave who is scared out of his wits, but I feel that Huaidong is likely to be the most vicious obstacle to our Yan's conquest of the world," Na He Xiongqi said, "I have a large army surrounding Jinhai, but Huaidong can still survive in four months.
Within a period of time, 300,000 to 400,000 soldiers and civilians from Jinhai were evacuated by sea. This matter cannot be seen clearly with open eyes. In the future, as long as Huaidong is willing, they can even transport 300,000 to 40000 elites by sea at a time, from Cangnan to Songshan.
Landing at any point along the more than a thousand miles of coastline, threatening Yanjing. King Khan ordered the prince of Baishan County to lead 20,000 cavalry to garrison Tianjin Sea, perhaps to guard against possible sea disasters coming from Huaidong. Liaodong belongs to Yan.
Basically, there are deep ravines on both sides of Liaodong, and it is easy for large ships to park along the coast. We, the Yan Dynasty, can still deploy heavy troops to defend the sea from Cangnan to Songshan, but Huaidong is determined to raid Liaodong by sea. How can we, the Yan Dynasty, prepare for it?
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"In the past few years, our Yan troops and horses have rarely been defeated. So far, we have occupied Yan and Hebei. Our troops and horses have doubled, and we are full of confidence. We have the potential to sweep the world. Except for the princes and ministers, most of the generals in the army
, they all thought that we should first march to Cruxi and then enter Henan. After that, we could divide our troops either from Wuguan Pass or Tongguan Pass to conquer Qin County; or from Shouzhou, they could sweep into Jinghu Lake and Huaixi Province and advance towards Jiangning. From then on, the world would be settled," Ye Ji said.
Er said, "If we can destroy it in one fell swoop, then that's it. I'm afraid of being stuck between the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River. This is very possible. There are many overlapping cities and rivers and lakes between the two Huaihe River.
This is a place where the navy is fighting for supremacy and the horse army is weak. At this time, the Southern Dynasty is already making preparations in the Huaihe River. Whether the Huaidong navy or the Jiangning water camp are transferred to Zhunhe, our Yan army wants to cross the Huainan and go south.
The chance is slim. The only way is to go to Xiangyang, conquer Jinghu first, and then plan to advance eastward to Jiangning. However, the battle line will inevitably be stretched extremely long. At this time, Huaidong will send troops from the sea to attack the coast of Bohai Sea and the east coast of Liaodong.
Launching an attack will cause a huge headache! Nothing in this world is that easy..."
"King Khan clearly knows that Huaidong is bound to become a powerful enemy of our country, and we must be on guard," Nahe Xiongqi said. "The She family occupies Zhejiang and Fujian, and it is possible to sweep the south of the Yangtze River. In March, Huaidong climbed from eastern Zhejiang.
Although the She family did not lose many soldiers in the battle of eastern Zhejiang, they showed fatigue after the first battle. What was the reason? In fact, Huaidong punched Huaidong hard on the vital part of the waist and suffered internal injuries! The Han people said
, we must learn from the past mistakes, and I, Dayan, must also learn from the lessons of others..."
Yejier motioned to Nahe Xiongqi to continue speaking.
Nahe Xiongqi said: "... attack Qingzhou first. The Qingzhou army is weak and easy to conquer. After Qingzhou falls, they will take advantage of the trend and march eastward to capture Dengzhou. Although the Khan built a naval army in Jinzhou early, he still had to build ships and fetch water.
Fighting is not the strong point of the men of Dayan. The strength of the Jinzhou navy is really limited. With Dengzhou, captured Dengzhou navy, water village, shipyard, shipbuilding yard, shipbuilding craftsmen, etc., we are all ready, so we, Dayan, can occupy Dengzhou.
The state built a large-scale naval force. At the beginning, the Huaidong navy was strong and the Dengzhou navy was weak. However, from Dengzhou to the Jinzhou corner at the southeastern tip of Liaoning, there was only a two-hundred-mile sea route, and numerous large and small islands formed a chain in the middle. Choose the largest one
Build a water stronghold on the dangerous island, and order the Goryeo Navy to come to the nearest aid, so that you can resist the Huaidong Navy and protect the Bohai Sea on the inside... Later, you can use Shandong as a base to move west to attack Henan and south to attack the Jianghuai River.
It’s convenient.”
"What's the best of both worlds?" Yejier frowned, pondering Na He Xiongqi's words, and then asked, "Among the generals, you are the most diligent in reading Chinese books, but today's speech is so elegant, what is it about it?
reason?"
"It's not that the old slave deceived the king," Nah Xiongqi said. "Qin Zitan, an aide under She Feihu, the governor of southern Zhejiang, occasionally exchanged letters with the old slave. Qin Zitan talked most about the situation in Jianghuai in his letters. Some of them
There is indeed some truth in what he said. Huaidong’s sea attack tactics must be guarded against. Without knowing it, the old slave directly borrowed the words in the letter..."
"It seems that after the war in eastern Zhejiang, the She family was really hit hard." Ye Ji'er said with a soft smile.